Thanks to our intellectually-gifted, practically-minded, and financially-generous inmates, the Asylum has grown to be a valuable resource to audiophiles all around the globe.
Since March 1999, literally 7,924,588 posts have been made as of noon today. As these posts are archived, an amazing reservoir of knowledge has been collected and stored for the current and future needs of audiophiles around the World. The 'Brain Trust' of the Asylum is truly amazing! Thank you all for your contributions.
Managing this enterprise is no walk in the park. On a typical day, 22,000 to 24,000 people visit the site looking at up to 1.25 million pages of information. While we've made many improvements over the years in terms of software and hardware upgrades, our job is not done and we have an ambitious plan for next year.
As many of you know, the transition from using computers to surf the net to phone and tablets has accelerated. Our site has always been friendlier than many, but it's not a fully responsive site for mobile users. Soon, it will be. Over the past month, we hired expert consultants to help in this endeavor. An initial prototype has been developed and we're in the process of integration, which is no small task.
That's why we need your help. We intend to have a beta version the forums and posting applications done over the next few weeks. Then, we'll ask for your feedback. God knows, we don't want an Orange Monday revolt!
However, moving the forums to a mobile, responsive platform will be just the beginning. We expect that it will take at 6 months and perhaps as long as a year to fully complete this task for all the various apps.
So, today, we're launching our 2016 Year-End Campaign.
Our goal is to generate enough support to kick-off our funding drive for the 2017 calendar year and to catch up on our on-going deficit since investing in preliminary actions, all necessary to prepare for the massive software project this year.
You see, even though we provide a great place for people to learn and share, the bills continue to mount. That's why our goal for phase one of this campaign is to raise $12,000 by January 31. To put that into perspective, if every inmate who used the Asylum's resources yesterday chipped in $5.00, we'd quickly raise that amount (and much more).
If you would be willing to help, you will be a part of making possible for the Asylum to step into 2017 with confidence. With adequate funding to support the software project and needed contractors, we can commit to moving forward.
Update on Contributor gifts: Sadly, we'd run out of both hats and yoyos over the summer. It took too long to replenish the stock. I apologize for the delay. However, new supplies arrived this week and everything has been shipped. If by chance, we owe you a gift and you haven't received it by January 10, 2017, let me know.
-Rod
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Topic - The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 16:18:00 12/31/16 (95)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - michaelhigh 18:46:04 01/04/17 (2)
- I've got a Motorola flip phone in the glove box.... - Rod M 19:48:41 01/04/17 (1)
- RE: I've got a Motorola flip phone in the glove box.... - AbeCollins 20:15:37 01/04/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Disbeliever 01:16:05 01/03/17 (10)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 09:55:28 01/03/17 (6)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Frank E 15:36:12 01/03/17 (1)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 16:11:56 01/03/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Disbeliever 11:15:21 01/03/17 (2)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 12:15:05 01/03/17 (1)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Disbeliever 05:49:38 01/04/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - SpotcheckBilly12345 10:17:22 01/03/17 (0)
- The problem with that line of thinking (besides being myopic) is... - musetap 05:48:48 01/03/17 (2)
- If your are speaking of the HeadFi forum.... - Ivan303 07:38:41 01/03/17 (1)
- No, referring to the head listed above... N/T - musetap 19:04:57 01/03/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - motberg 00:02:03 01/03/17 (0)
- Fonts - Stale 10:27:01 01/02/17 (6)
- RE: Fonts - Rod M 11:22:10 01/02/17 (5)
- RE: Fonts - Brian Walsh 06:12:33 01/03/17 (3)
- RE: Fonts - Rod M 10:01:05 01/03/17 (2)
- I hope that I will be arround, too (NT) - Stale 13:22:19 01/02/17 (0)
- Classic View - Stale 10:21:24 01/02/17 (0)
- The Classic Option is the only way to go! * - Billy Wonka 09:50:31 01/02/17 (2)
- Don't worry, the Classic view is not going away! (mt) - Rod M 11:23:02 01/02/17 (0)
- +1 - Mick Wolfe 10:19:24 01/02/17 (0)
- Another vote for classic option! - MannyE 04:08:05 01/02/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - rrob 17:58:54 01/01/17 (3)
- The Paypal option doesn't have a no gift selection.... - Rod M 19:31:49 01/01/17 (2)
- RE: The Paypal option doesn't have a no gift selection.... - Dave_K 04:47:44 01/02/17 (0)
- RE: The Paypal option doesn't have a no gift selection.... - rrob 03:04:24 01/02/17 (0)
- RE: Keep the Yo-Yo - Mel 10:25:16 01/01/17 (0)
- Contributed. Thanks for all. nt - jusbe 10:12:51 01/01/17 (1)
- Also a big fan of the classic mode. Superior reading experience, IMO. nt - jusbe 10:30:05 01/01/17 (0)
- Idea... - musetap 10:06:19 01/01/17 (0)
- ok, just gave you a Benjamin Franklin but please keep classic mode! - bullethead 09:21:30 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: 15 years and several monikers ago I was the umpteenth thousandth pothter and won thum tubeth. - kitch29 09:18:06 01/01/17 (0)
- KEEP THE CLASSIC FORMAT AS AN OPTION !!! - Ross 08:27:19 01/01/17 (6)
- +1 nt - briggs 07:02:03 01/02/17 (0)
- Hear, hear! - E-Stat 15:27:52 01/01/17 (0)
- Agree----NT - lancelot 12:27:42 01/01/17 (0)
- AGREE !! - AbeCollins 11:31:44 01/01/17 (0)
- agree! (nt) - slapshot 08:55:56 01/01/17 (1)
- Ditto... N/T - musetap 09:05:21 01/01/17 (0)
- Thank you! Don't send stuff - Chris Adams 08:05:26 01/01/17 (0)
- Done, and thank you! - slapshot 07:55:51 01/01/17 (0)
- so, here, for what it is worth, is my take - mhardy6647 07:10:20 01/01/17 (3)
- I see we share a common issue as regards pests... - musetap 09:40:45 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: so, here, for what it is worth, is my take - ornery 08:45:32 01/01/17 (1)
- Not sure about a "lot", but I sure do. Ridiculous clutter created by... - musetap 09:11:55 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - geoff 07:01:56 01/01/17 (0)
- Hey Rod - Awe-d-o-file 06:11:29 01/01/17 (2)
- RE: Hey Rod - Rod M 10:09:46 01/01/17 (1)
- RE: Hey Rod - Awe-d-o-file 08:10:33 01/02/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Michael Samra 03:46:32 01/01/17 (6)
- Me too - Awe-d-o-file 01:48:10 01/03/17 (0)
- Hear Here! Nicely stated Mr. S... N/T - musetap 09:43:10 01/01/17 (1)
- RE: Hear Here! Nicely stated Mr. S... N/T - Michael Samra 10:32:42 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Awe-d-o-file 06:16:48 01/01/17 (1)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Michael Samra 10:36:39 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - BillH 04:26:39 01/01/17 (0)
- Done!! Do not worry about the yoyo! - MannyE 21:27:00 12/31/16 (2)
- RE: Done!! Do not worry about the yoyo! - kavakidd 23:29:48 12/31/16 (1)
- RE: Done!! Do not worry about the yoyo! - JURB 00:00:08 01/01/17 (0)
- Done. Plz keep yoyo. nt - srl1 20:26:12 12/31/16 (1)
- same here. Thanks and Happy New Year (nt) - bouncy ball 09:25:49 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: " Since March 1999, literally 7,924,588 posts have been made as of noon today."... - Ivan303 19:25:17 12/31/16 (11)
- Don't worry Ivan! - Rod M 10:32:08 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: How many Yo-Yos? nt - kitch29 09:00:02 01/01/17 (0)
- One more for Keep The Classic format ^ - Road Warrior 21:13:22 12/31/16 (3)
- And another for Classic. nt - Rick W 21:48:29 12/31/16 (2)
- ditto. or ibid. or loc. cit. -- or whatever (nt) - mhardy6647 07:27:49 01/01/17 (1)
- Like... - musetap 09:08:03 01/01/17 (0)
- +1 "please don't eliminate the 'classic' format" nt. - Frank E 19:30:14 12/31/16 (4)
- RE: + another "please don't eliminate the 'classic' format" nt. - Alpha Al 21:09:34 12/31/16 (3)
- RE: + another "please don't eliminate the 'classic' format" nt. - Inmate51 21:19:28 12/31/16 (2)
- RE: + another "please don't eliminate the 'classic' format" nt. - Alpha Al 21:46:03 12/31/16 (1)
- RE: + another "please don't eliminate the 'classic' format" nt. - Inmate51 22:54:37 12/31/16 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Duster 18:35:46 12/31/16 (6)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 11:02:01 01/01/17 (5)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Duster 18:11:46 01/02/17 (4)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 18:54:42 01/02/17 (3)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Duster 20:20:08 01/02/17 (2)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 15:14:19 01/03/17 (1)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Duster 10:35:56 01/04/17 (0)
- Help is on the way but, hold off on the hat and yoyo :) ^ - Road Warrior 17:59:30 12/31/16 (4)
- Thanks, LSU looked great today (mt) - Rod M 18:33:56 12/31/16 (3)
- RE: Thanks, LSU looked great today (mt) - srdavis2000 18:55:59 12/31/16 (2)
- RE: Thanks, LSU looked great today (mt) - Jeffrey Lee 09:55:43 01/01/17 (0)
- RE: Thanks, LSU looked great today (mt) - Rod M 19:14:24 12/31/16 (0)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - srdavis2000 16:41:37 12/31/16 (3)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Rod M 18:32:57 12/31/16 (2)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - mt10425 04:34:45 01/01/17 (1)
- RE: The Future of the Asylum - Towsondave 15:17:58 01/01/17 (0)
- Done - mt10425 16:40:13 12/31/16 (0)